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Well my anecdotal experience is exactly opposite yours, so let's reference the Apple product page as data instead:

"Apple’s lightning-cable product page contains over 2,300 negative reviews of the lightning cable, with an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars"

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I assume that's mostly complaints about the cable insulation rather than the connector.

Lightning connectors do have the advantage you can safely stick a toothpick in them to remove lint, I don't know if lint building up inside the socket is a problem specific to lightning though.

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